Display-rack.



' PATENTED JULY 10, 1906. J. H. BEST. I

' DISPLAY-RACK.

Inve'ntor JOHN H. BEST No. 825,801. PATENTED JULY 10, 1906. 'J. BHS'IY DISPLAY RAO'K.

APPLICATION FILED 81321 .21. 1904.

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J. HQ BEST. DISPLAY RACK. APPLIOATIQ N FILED SEPT. 21. 1904.

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Inventor JH/V H. sEsT' PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.

I. H. BEST.

DISPLAY RAC'K.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.21.1904

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JOHN H. BEST, OEDENVER, COLORADO;

Specification of Letters Patent.

DISPLAY-RACK- I Patented July 10,1906.

Application filed September 21. 1904. Serial No. 226.374.

. To all whom it may concern.-

, Be a known that 1, JOHN H. BEST, a cm zen of the United States, residing at Denver,

in'the. county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such. 'as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to'make and use the My invention relates to improvements in display-racks.

It has for its object to provide arack adapted to support a number of'rugs, blankets, robes, or the like and which can be-readilyadapted'to bring any articular or desired article supported there. y into view and which will occupy but a limited amount of space. In-short, it is designed as an im rovement on my Patent No. 487,110, dated 1 ovember 29, 1892. I i

The invention consists of an angular framethat is, making an angle with the walls of the room-said frame adapted to be adjusted plumb and carrying a series of laterallfswinging arms, braces for said arms connected with an adjustable bracket or plate, means to support the articles to be displayed from said arms, and means to adjust the frame plumb.

The invention also consists in the details of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invenrack shown in Fig. 5. 'a rack made in the form of a square, said tion, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rack made in the form of a half-square with its h otenuse arranged against the wall and its rig t angle extending into the room. Fig. 2 is a top view of the rack shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view .of the adjustable brace or'hinge bar. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view through one of the supporting-arms, showing the double pin in position. Fig. 5 is a to view of a rack made in the form of a triang e or quarter-square with one of its legs arranged against the wall. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the brace or rod used in the form of Fig. 7 is a top View of rack being built around a pillar or post out in the room, the wall-line re resented at 1".

Fig. 8 is a. detail view of .t e hinge for the arms, the arm disconnectedfrom the hinge.

Fig. 9 is a detail view of a modified form of single pin for use in place of that shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line a; w of Fig. 6, showing the form of the screw-threaded pin and bracket used with the brace-rod. Fig. 11 is a broken sectional view through said bracket, showing the arrangement of the pin therein. Fig. 12' is a sectional view taken on the line 2 y of Fig. 2, showing the C-shaped link more clearly. Fig. 13 is a plan view of the rack made in the form of a half-square, like thatshown in Fig. 1, but set out from the wall and :provided with tie-rods and adjustable lower brace-bars or brackets, the ends of the uprights being cut off on the line .2 z of Fig.

1 1; and Fig. 14 is-a side elevation of said rack.

While the preferred embodiment of my invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings and the construction and operation thereof is described in the following description, the ri ht is reserved to make such changes from t e construction shown and described herein as fairly fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto. In carrying out my invention I provide a frame 1, which may be built in the form of a square, half-square, or quarter-square, and may be braced a ainst the wall 1 or set out into the room an braced there. Each of the different forms of frames consists of uprights or posts 2, arranged at the angles, lower crossbars 3 connecting said uprights and preferably laid along the floor, upper cross-bars 4, and diagonally-arranged brace-bars 5. Each of said uprights has its upper end adjusted in a ca -plate 7, having an angular recess 7 to fit t 1e top of the upright and provided with perforations 8 for the passage of bolts 9 tov secure and adjust said plate to the ceiling. In .the form of rack shown in Figs. 1, 2, 13, and 14 adjustable rods 10 are arranged between the center of one uppei cross-bar4 and the center of each of the upper cross-bars 4 and also to the forward upright. These rods 10 are provided with turn collars or nuts 11, whereby the frame may be adjusted plumb.

Owing to the weight of the rugs or other articles to be displayed from the rack, the frame must be adjusted exactly lumb to revent warping or sagging. In t e square orm of frame where it is built around a post or support in the middle-of the room the brace-rods 10 are connected to the center of each upper cross-bar 4 and at their other ends to a ring or collar 12., placed around the 6o v the rack are in one piece and its endsahe bent n1, .asTa-t 2 1, to fit aroundthe facehf the up! post in the center. Said rods are preferably made with eyes 10* at their ends to en' gage hooks 1G", fixed to the cross-timbers.

In the half-square form of rack shown Figs. 1, 2, H. and 14 a plate 10, having-a hook 1O at each end, is'fastened by a bolt 10' passing through the rear cross-bar and the wall 1 and having an eye 10 at its inner end. The eye at the end of the middle bracerod 10 is connected to said eye 10 of the bolt by means of a C-shaped link 10 The corner uprights in the triangular or quarter-square form, Fig. '5, are also "prov therefor.

Vided with tie-rods or braces 13, connected at its extremities near each end of said 11 right. The brace-rods 13 are provided Wiiih eyes at each end, and said eyes are adapted tofit recesses in the surface of plates 13, applied to the face of the uprights and having lugs 13 projecting into said uprights tohold-the plate against lateral displacement. A'washer 18 fits over the eye in the brace-rod, and a.

bolt 13? passes through'all from the other side ofthe upright. A .bell shaped bracket- 14, having an aperture therethrough; is .secured to the side. ofthe upright facing the-tierod and is adapted to receive the end of a v screw-threaded pin 15, carrying a nut. 16

and having itsother end dished or grooved,

as at 17, to embrace the rod 1'3.- Thetene sion from .the rod 1.3 is sufiicient to prev ent'.

any outward movement: 33y .tur

nut 16 against the'bracket '14 the-center of;

the rod 13 will be forced-outward 'hy fthe 'pin' 1-5 and the middle of the -upright :plfls'sedf-in-x ward. These tie-:I'Qds er rbra'ces'13 'are not required in the form of rack, shown in Figssl, and 2, where bothlf aoute angles may-be.

braced to the wall.

Brackets or plates 18 are secured toth upper cross-bars 4 of the frames. --Said brackets have projecting flan cs 19, to which the .ends of ,the'arm 20 are; edat inter-. vals, the form of hinge which is shown and claimed in my former patent and shownin Fig. -8 of the accompanying drawings."

Other plates or brackets 21 are arranged horizontally across the frame abdut midway the'lower plates I actical of the uprights, and between said plates 21 and the arms 20 extenddiagonal braces 22, 1the'end of each brace being arranged below the hinge of .its arm. 1 It hasbeenfound from race 'forea arm must beexactly below the center of the hinge of said arm attachedto the I have therefore provided upper cross-oar. I v

51 with longitudinal slots 23,

experience that the center of-the' whereby they may be laterally adjusted to.

this end. In the other .lforms, as-inrhalfsquares, the hinge-bars 21-for bothi sid es of rights.

To fasten-the articles to bedisplayed to the .foldedll. thegoo ou I gthe'floorespace.

arms 20, I providekpins24, imadefofstout tors Patent,

wireor other suitable metal and placed at interv'als along the arms in sockets provided Said-pins are bent at right angles and extend approximately to the edge of the arm and are then bent upward with their upper extremities ointed'. These pins may be made single an two placed in each socket and set to opposite sides of the arms, as shown in Fig.' 9, or they may be made double in one piece, as in Fig. 4. Flu the latter case, which I prefer, when the double pins are driven into the sockets they compress the wood at opposite, sides and are firmly fixedagainst turning. The single pins are apt to turn in their sockets, and for that reason tacks 20 are placed at their sides to hold them in'position.

It will be noted that the angular form of the pins providing a portion to ie across the top of the arms rendered them very strong and adapted to supportheavy rugs, &c.

The articles to be displayed are caught over said pins on both sides of ach arm, so that the arms and supports are entirely covered up and out of sight. The salesman can-turn to any particular rug he wishes to show with great ease, doing away with the necessity of employing porters to spread them on the x-floor, not to mention the wear and soiling of the rug incident to the old :way of displaying them. 2

' -In Figs. -13 and 14 I have illustrated the form ofrrack shown in Fi s. 1 and 2,-set out from-j the wali, said rac {being provided 'Withtie-rods '13 andcadjustable lower bracebars or'ib'rackets 21, as welllas :the other ad.v

lustiblei fihown in Figs. 1 and 2f? It Will lso be noted that the arran em t of the sides of the vframe at angles 0 fortyfive-degrees with the wallsof the room permit gle, preferably-about forty-five degrees with i the wall. In the old curvedr-hinge-bar con-- struction it was impossible toafold the display arms fiat againstthe wall-or .outof the way;

.butjthere wereialwayssome of-them sticking .out. atallangles into the room. By the use of my-angula'r racks the display-arms may he like the leaves ofabook andprotect displayedtherefrom, as well asoc aying thus described myinventiong'what I claim as-new, and desireto secure by Let-- 1. A display-rack comprising an angular frame having uprights and braces and crossbars arranged between said uprights, an adjustable tie-rod secured at each .end near the. extremities of one of said uprights, a recessed bracket fastened to the side of said upright facing said rod, a screw-threaded pin having one end grooved to embrace said rod and the a triangular frame having uprights at the ana plate having inwardly-bent hoo at each 5 end, abolt passing through said late to hold the latter in place, adjustable ro s connecting- With said hooks and the center of the opposite crossba'rs and a centrally-arranged rod connected to said bolt and the middle upright.

1 other end engaging therecess in said bracket, 4 4. In a=display'-rack, the combination with .a nut on said pin whereby said rod may be adjusted to plumb said frame, and displayarms hinged to the sides of the frame.

2. In a display-rack, the combination with an' angular frame, having uppen'aml lower cross-bars, of a plate secured to said upper cross-bar of saidframe, displayfarrns hinged to said plate; a secondplate secured to said lower cross-bar diagonally-arranged braces for said arms'pivoted to said secondplate;

said lower plate laterally adjustable whereby the lower ends of said braces may be brought exactly below the hinges of their respectiye I 3. a display-rack, the combination with an angular frame having uprights at the angles and cross-bars betweensaid uprights, an

- adjustabletie-rod for drawin one of said uprights andits opposite cg'ossar to ether to make thefraine plumb,',said tie-r0 having .an eye atone end an eyebolt attached to saidcross-bars and a G Sha ed link connecting the eye of thebolt with t 6 eye of the rod. n testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses 

